Kristine McGuinty
Kristine McGuinty Kristine is a full time professional artist. Being creative has always been an important part of her life. She was a professional photographer for 19 years, now the paint brush is her “go to” tool for her creative expression. Her work is shaped from her love of nature and she wants her art […]
Lorne Haas
Lorne Haas Hello. My name is Lorne Haas . I am a retired carpenter / woodworker and Safety and Health Advisor. I live locally and have lived in the Kootenays all my life . I have always had a love for wood and working with it to create things that are unique and are pleasing to […]
Sharman Horwood
Sharman Horwood Although I come from a family of artists, I am self-taught. My mother and my sister were both artists, but I didn’t discover my interest in painting until 1993, when I moved to South Korea. I found that living in any of the Korean cities isolated me from the natural world, and I […]
Simon Lazarchuk – Dancer, Instructor, retired Recreation Therapist, and Macrame artist.
I started macrame in the early 60’s and made, sold, and gave away many plant hangers, belts, headbands, chockers, hanging tables, and lampshades. As my knot vocabulary increased, I started designing my own pieces. After a long hiatus, I picked it up again when I moved to Riondel 7 years ago. The lake kept presenting me […]
Vincent Karcher
Vincent Karcher Light explorer Nomad visual artist base camped in the Rocky mountains. Light explorer and printmaker Part time portraitist Internationaly exhibited and published born in 1990 A huge thanks to EAST SHORE ART AND WELLNESS GALLERY www.vincentkarcher.com
Klaus Grumbach
Klaus Crumbach Working in both traditional and digital mediums, the art of Klaus Grumbach explores a broad range of subjects and styles, often incorporating surrealistic elements. Klaus immigrated from Hamburg, Germany, where he worked in theatre before turning to graphic design and illustration. Since moving to Canada he divides his time between working as a […]
Shirley Wyngaard, BFA
It is a basic need in my life to paint. I study, seek understanding and visually interpret or express what I experience through painting. My purpose as an artist is not to duplicate the image but to respond to it emotionally, and share the experience with the viewer. In my landscape paintings, the colour, light, […]
Ron Knox
Ron was born in Toronto Ontario and then raised in southern Ontario cottage country but has made the West Kootenays British Columbia his home. Ron has had a passion for art since the young age of ten with his drawing. He was lucky to have gained skills and inspiration from a botanical artist in Ontario […]
Helen Beauchamp
Living in Nelson has made me so appreciative of its natural beauty and historic landscape. My artwork has been very rewarding and allows me to express myself through watercolour giving me the opportunity to convey colour and detail. I feel very fortunate that my artwork has been so well received and in turn gives me […]